Five-letter word list
5 Letter Words Ends with A
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1,134matching five-letter words
Five-letter words ending in A
- abaca
- abada
- abaka
- abaya
- aboma
- abuna
- abura
- acana
- acara
- aceta
- acoma
- addda
- adyta
- aecia
- aevia
- afara
- agada
- agama
- agila
- agita
- agora
- agria
- aguna
- agura
- ahura
- ainga
- ajaja
- ajava
- ajiva
- ajuga
- akala
- akasa
- akela
- akita
- alada
- alala
- alapa
- aldea
- alima
- aliya
- aloha
- aloma
- alpha
- alula
- aluta
- alvia
- amaga
- amala
- amapa
- ameba
- amiga
- amnia
- amula
- anama
- anana
- anata
- andia
- angia
- anima
- anlia
- anmia
- anoia
- antra
- anura
- aorta
- apnea
- araba
- araca
- arara
- areca
- arena
- arepa
- aroba
- aroha
- aroma
- arrha
- artha
- arupa
- arusa
- asana
- asoka
- aspca
- asyla
- atria
- babka
- bacca
- bacha
- bafta
- baiza
- bajra
- bakra
- balsa
- balza
- banca
- banda
- banga
- bania
- banya
- barba
- barca
- baria
- barra
- basta
- batea
- batta
- bauta
- beala
- beira
- beisa
- belga
- benda
- benga
- besra
- betta
- bhara
- bhava
- bhuna
- bigha
- billa
- binna
- biota
- birma
- bivia
- bocca
- bohea
- bonza
- borna
- bossa
- bowla
- boyla
- brava
- braza
- breba
- breva
- brisa
- briza
- broma
- bruja
- bubba
- bucca
- buffa
- bulla
- bunia
- bunya
- burga
- burka
- burma
- burqa
- bursa
- bwana
- caaba
- caama
- cabaa
- cabda
- cadua
- caeca
- caffa
- cakra
- calla
- calpa
- camla
- canna
- caoba
- capsa
- carga
- caroa
- carta
- carua
- casha
- cauda
- cauma
- causa
- cavea
- cecca
- ceiba
- cella
- ceria
- cesta
- chaja
- chaka
- chana
- chara
- chaya
- cheka
- chela
- chena
- chiba
- chica
- china
- choca
- choga
- chola
- chopa
- chota
- choya
- chria
- chufa
- cigua
- cilia
- circa
- cista
- citua
- clima
- cnida
- coala
- cobia
- cobra
- cobza
- cocoa
- colla
- colza
- comma
- conga
- conia
- cooba
- cooja
- copia
- coppa
- copra
- coria
- coroa
- corta
- costa
- cotta
- couma
- couta
- creda
- crena
- creta
- crosa
- crura
- cubla
- cueca
- culla
- culpa
- cunea
- cuppa
- curia
- curua
- cymba
- dabba
- dacha
- daeva
- dagga
- daira
- daiva
- danda
- danta
- darga
- delta
- denda
- deota
- derma
- dessa
- dhava
- diaka
- dicta
- didna
- dinna
- diota
- disna
- divia
- divna
- dobla
- dobra
- dogma
- doina
- dolia
- dolma
- domba
- donga
- donna
- dooja
- doona
- dorba
- dorsa
- doula
- douma
- doura
- downa
- drama
- dubba
- dukka
- dulia
- dumba
- dumka
- dupla
- duppa
- durra
- dutra
- echea
- edema
- ekaha
- encia
- endia
- enema
- ennia
- enpia
- entea
- entia
- erbia
- erica
- eruca
- etyma
- extra
- facia
- faena
- falla
- fanga
- fatwa
- fauna
- fella
- feria
- festa
- fetta
- fetwa
- fibra
- filea
- filla
- finca
- firca
- firma
- fitna
- flava
- flora
- flota
- fodda
- folia
- fonda
- forma
- forra
- forza
- fossa
- fovea
- frena
- fulwa
- furca
- futwa
- gabba
- gaita
- galea
- galla
- gamba
- gamma
- ganda
- ganga
- ganja
- gansa
- ganta
- ganza
- garda
- garua
- geira
- geisa
- gemma
- genoa
- genua
- ghana
- gilia
- girba
- girja
- gisla
- glaga
- gleba
- gloea
- gluma
- gogga
- gompa
- gonia
- gonna
- gooma
- gorra
- gotra
- gotta
- gouda
- goura
- grama
- grana
- groma
- guaba
- guaka
- guama
- guana
- guara
- guasa
- guava
- guaza
- guiba
- gumma
- gunda
- gunja
- gusla
- gutta
- gyoza
- hagia
- haika
- hakea
- halfa
- halma
- halva
- hamba
- hamsa
- hamza
- hansa
- haoma
- harka
- hasta
- hatha
- hausa
- hejra
- henna
- herba
- herma
- hevea
- hibla
- hiera
- higra
- hijra
- hilsa
- hodja
- holia
- holla
- honda
- hooka
- horla
- hosta
- hovea
- huaca
- hubba
- hudna
- hurra
- hutia
- huzza
- hydra
- hyena
- hypha
- ibota
- icica
- ideta
- idola
- iiasa
- ijmaa
- ikona
- ilama
- ilima
- imvia
- inaja
- incra
- india
- infra
- inoma
- insea
- intra
- inula
- ixora
- jabia
- jaffa
- jagla
- jagra
- jagua
- janua
- jarra
- jarta
- jatha
- jhala
- jibba
- jiboa
- jinja
- jirga
- jizya
- jnana
- joola
- jumba
- jumma
- junta
- jutka
- juvia
- juxta
- kaaba
- kaama
- kacha
- kafta
- kaika
- kalpa
- kanga
- kappa
- karma
- kasha
- keema
- keena
- kehua
- keita
- kelia
- kenya
- kerma
- khaja
- khaya
- kheda
- khoja
- khoka
- khula
- kibla
- kinda
- kioea
- kiowa
- kippa
- kisra
- kiswa
- koala
- kofta
- kohua
- koila
- kokia
- kokra
- kolea
- kooka
- koppa
- korea
- korma
- kosha
- koura
- kouza
- krama
- krina
- krona
- krosa
- kubba
- kurta
- kusha
- kutta
- kwela
- labba
- labda
- labia
- labra
- lacca
- lagna
- laika
- laksa
- lamba
- lamda
- lamia
- lansa
- larva
- lauia
- laura
- lavra
- legoa
- legua
- lehua
- lekha
- lemma
- lepra
- lepta
- leuma
- lexia
- lezza
- liana
- libra
- libya
- licca
- limba
- limma
- limpa
- linga
- linha
- linja
- litra
- llama
- logia
- lomta
- longa
- loofa
- louma
- loxia
- lubra
- luffa
- lutea
- lycea
- lycra
- lyssa
- lytta
- maana
- madia
- mafia
- magma
- mahua
- mahwa
- malta
- malva
- malwa
- mamba
- mamma
- manba
- manga
- mania
- manna
- manta
- maria
- marka
- massa
- matha
- matka
- matra
- matza
- mbira
- mecca
- media
- mekka
- melba
- mensa
- menta
- metra
- micra
- mikra
- milha
- milia
- milpa
- miqra
- mirza
- missa
- mitra
- mocha
- mohua
- mohwa
- moira
- molka
- molla
- momma
- moola
- moosa
- mopla
- morga
- moria
- morra
- motza
- mowha
- mowra
- mudra
- mugga
- mulga
- mulla
- munga
- murga
- murra
- murva
- murza
- musca
- musha
- mutha
- myoma
- nabla
- naira
- nakfa
- nalla
- namda
- namma
- nanga
- nanna
- nanua
- nappa
- necia
- nenta
- neoza
- nerka
- neuma
- ngana
- ngoma
- niata
- niepa
- nigua
- ninja
- nitta
- nokta
- nonda
- nonya
- noria
- norma
- norna
- nubia
- nucha
- nulla
- numda
- nyala
- nyssa
- ocrea
- oidia
- olena
- olona
- omaha
- omasa
- omega
- omina
- oncia
- oozoa
- opera
- orgia
- orixa
- oriya
- osaka
- osela
- oshea
- ossea
- ossia
- ostia
- ouija
- oukia
- ousia
- ozena
- pacha
- pacta
- padma
- paisa
- pakka
- palea
- palla
- palta
- pampa
- panda
- panga
- papua
- parka
- parra
- pasha
- pasta
- patia
- patka
- patta
- pelma
- pelta
- penda
- penna
- penta
- pepla
- perca
- perea
- phoca
- phyla
- phyma
- physa
- piaba
- piala
- picea
- picra
- pieta
- pilea
- pinda
- pinna
- pinta
- pitta
- pizza
- plaga
- playa
- plaza
- plena
- plica
- pluma
- poaka
- podia
- pohna
- polka
- pompa
- ponga
- ponja
- pooja
- pooka
- poppa
- poria
- porta
- posca
- prana
- praya
- prela
- presa
- preta
- prima
- pruta
- psora
- pucka
- pudda
- pukka
- pulka
- punga
- punka
- punta
- purda
- purga
- qiana
- qibla
- qorma
- quata
- qubba
- quena
- quica
- quila
- quina
- quira
- quota
- ragga
- raita
- rakia
- ramta
- ranga
- rasta
- ratha
- ratwa
- reata
- rebia
- recta
- redia
- regia
- regma
- regna
- renga
- repla
- retia
- rheda
- rhema
- rhila
- rhyta
- riata
- rinka
- rioja
- rocta
- roosa
- rotta
- ruana
- rueda
- rumba
- rupia
- rusma
- sabha
- sabra
- sacra
- sadza
- saeta
- saiga
- saiva
- sakia
- salma
- salpa
- salsa
- salta
- samba
- samoa
- sanga
- sanka
- sansa
- saola
- sarna
- sarra
- sarsa
- sauba
- sauna
- scala
- scapa
- scena
- schwa
- scopa
- scuba
- scuta
- sella
- selva
- senna
- sensa
- senza
- seora
- sepia
- seppa
- septa
- sequa
- serra
- serta
- sesma
- sessa
- shama
- shaya
- shema
- sheva
- shewa
- shita
- shiva
- shola
- shoya
- shuba
- shura
- sicca
- sidha
- sidia
- siena
- sigla
- sigma
- signa
- sikra
- silva
- simba
- simia
- sirra
- sitka
- sloka
- snoga
- softa
- solea
- solfa
- somma
- sopra
- sorda
- sorra
- sorta
- sorva
- spaza
- spica
- spina
- spira
- sputa
- staia
- stela
- stema
- stipa
- stoga
- stola
- stoma
- stopa
- stria
- stupa
- styca
- subha
- sudra
- sulea
- sulfa
- sulka
- sulla
- summa
- sunna
- supra
- surma
- surra
- sutra
- sutta
- sylva
- syria
- syrma
- taata
- tabla
- tafia
- tagma
- tagua
- tahua
- taiga
- taira
- talea
- talma
- talpa
- tampa
- tanga
- tanha
- tanka
- tanna
- tanoa
- tapia
- tapoa
- tappa
- taqua
- tarea
- tarfa
- targa
- tatta
- taula
- tayra
- tazia
- tazza
- tecta
- tegua
- tekya
- telia
- tenia
- tenla
- terga
- terma
- terna
- terra
- tesla
- testa
- tetra
- thala
- thana
- theca
- thema
- theta
- thuja
- thuya
- tiara
- tibia
- ticca
- tikka
- tinea
- tinta
- tirma
- tmema
- tomia
- tonga
- tonka
- topia
- torma
- torta
- tosca
- trama
- trefa
- trema
- trica
- trifa
- triga
- troca
- trona
- tryma
- trypa
- tsuba
- tubba
- tugra
- tuina
- tukra
- tulpa
- tulsa
- tunca
- tunka
- tunna
- turma
- uckia
- ulama
- ulema
- ultra
- umbra
- uncia
- ungka
- upaya
- urbia
- urena
- usara
- usnea
- uvala
- uvula
- uzara
- vacoa
- vacua
- vajra
- vakia
- valva
- vanda
- vappa
- varia
- varna
- vedda
- veena
- venta
- verra
- versa
- vespa
- vesta
- vicua
- vidya
- vifda
- vigia
- villa
- vimpa
- vinca
- vinea
- vinta
- viola
- virga
- vista
- vitra
- vitta
- viuva
- vivda
- vodka
- voema
- voila
- volta
- volva
- vulva
- waapa
- wadna
- wagga
- walla
- wanga
- wanna
- weeda
- whata
- whiba
- wicca
- wigga
- wilga
- wilja
- winna
- wirra
- wisha
- wloka
- wokka
- wonga
- wonna
- wunna
- wuxia
- xenia
- xoana
- yabba
- yacca
- yacka
- yagua
- yakka
- yalla
- yarfa
- yarta
- yeara
- yenta
- yerba
- yerva
- yucca
- yurta
- zabra
- zamia
- zanja
- zanza
- zebra
- zerda
- ziara
- ziega
- zilla
- zoaea
- zonda
- zonta
- zooea
- zoona
- zoppa
- zudda
Letters in the open positions
Looking at the fourth letter, “R” (109, 9.6%), “T” (108, 9.5%), “I” (102, 9%), “M” (94, 8.3%) appear most often. This measures the character immediately before the final letter, rather than the word's first internal letter. Percentages use all 1,134 matching words as the denominator.
Most five letter words that end in A are borrowed from Italian, Spanish, Latin or Greek, which is why food, animals and places turn up so often. Use the patterns below to guess faster in Wordle, Scrabble and other word games. It also helps to see the words grouped by ending, because the same few patterns keep returning.
Common Endings for Words That End in A
A handful of endings do most of the work. The RA ending gives COBRA, OPERA and ZEBRA; the MA ending gives DRAMA, KARMA and COMMA; the IA ending gives MEDIA, MANIA and MAFIA. Learning them lets you jump from the last letter to a short list of likely words.
Useful five-letter words
PIZZA, PASTA, MEDIA, DRAMA and COBRA are among the most familiar words on the page, so they make sensible first guesses. ZEBRA, OPERA and ULTRA are worth keeping in reserve.
- PIZZA
- PASTA
- MEDIA
- DRAMA
- COBRA
How to Narrow Down Words Ending in A
When a green A lands in the last box, the fourth box is usually a consonant such as R, M, T or L, with I the main vowel exception, as in MEDIA and MAFIA. After that, the opening letters decide which of the likely words fits.
A in Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, A is worth one point, so it is easy to play but adds little to a score on its own. Many players keep a few A words in mind, such as PIZZA, PASTA and MEDIA, so they can use the tile quickly when it arrives.
Common starting letters in words ending in A
The most frequent starting letter is S, appearing in 111 words (9.8%). This shows how the words sharing the A ending are distributed across different beginnings.
Frequently asked questions
Why are so many words ending in A borrowed from other languages
English picked up many food, music and place words from Italian and Spanish, where A is a common final vowel. PASTA, PIZZA, SALSA and OPERA all arrived that way.
Is A a common last letter in Wordle
A is a fairly common ending in five letter words. Knowing the usual spelling patterns is more helpful than guessing blindly.
What are good words ending in A to guess first
PIZZA, PASTA and MEDIA are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. DRAMA and COBRA make good follow ups.